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| 1 | Hepatic encephalopathy:An approach to its multiple pathophysiological features显示文摘Hepatic encephalopathy(HE)is a neuropsychiatric complex syndrome,ranging from subtle behavioral abnormalities to deep coma and death.Hepatic encephalopathy emerges as the major complication of acute or chronic liver failure.Multiplicity of factors are involved in its pathophysiology,such as central and neuromuscular neurotransmission disorder,alterations in sleep patterns and cognition,changes in energy metabolism leading to cell injury,an oxidative/nitrosative state and a neuroinflammatory condition.Moreover,in acute HE,a condition of imminent threat of death is present due to a deleterious astrocyte swelling.In chronic HE,changes in calcium signaling,mitochondrial membrane potential and long term potential expression,N-methyl-D-aspartate-cGMP and peripheral benzodiazepine receptors alterations,and changes in the mRNA and protein expression and redistribution in the cerebral blood flow can be observed.The main molecule indicated as responsible for all these changes in HE is ammonia.There is no doubt that ammonia,a neurotoxic molecule,triggers or at least facilitates most of these changes.Ammonia plasma levels are increased two-to three-fold in patients with mild to moderate cirrhotic HE and up to ten-fold in patients with acute liver failure. Hepatic and inter-organ trafficking of ammonia and its metabolite,glutamine(GLN),lead to hyperammonemic conditions.Removal of hepatic ammonia is a differentiated work that includes the hepatocyte,through the urea cycle,converting ammonia into GLN via glutamine synthetase.Under pathological conditions,such as liver damage or liver blood bypass,the ammonia plasma level starts to rise and the risk of HE developing is high. Knowledge of the pathophysiology of HE is rapidly expanding and identification of focally localized triggers has led the development of new possibilities for HE to be considered.This editorial will focus on issues where, to the best of our knowledge,more research is needed in order to clarify,at least partially,controversial topics. | Juan Carlos Perazzo Silvina Tallis Amalia Delfante Pablo Andrés Souto Abraham Lemberg Francisco Xavier Eizayaga Salvador Romay | 2012 | World Journal of Hepatology2012，4，3： | 16 |
| 2 | Dynamic tracking of stem cells in an acute liver failure model显示文摘AIM:To investigate a dual labeling technique,which would enable real-time monitoring of transplanted embryonic stem cell(ESC) kinetics,as well as long-term tracking.METHODS:Liver damage was induced in C57/BL6 male mice(n = 40) by acetaminophen(APAP) 300 mg/kg administered intraperitoneally.Green fluorescence protein(GFP) positive C57/BL6 mouse ESCs were stained with the near-infrared fluorescent lipophilic tracer 1,1-dioctadecyl-3,3,3,3-tetramethylindotricarbocyanine iodide(DiR) immediately before transplantationinto the spleen.Each of the animals in the cell therapy group(n = 20) received 5 × 10 6 ESCs 4 h following treatment with APAP.The control group(n = 20) received the vehicle only.The distribution and dynamics of the cells were monitored in real-time with the IVIS Lumina-2 at 30 min post transplantation,then at 3,12,24,48 and 72 h,and after one and 2 wk.Immunohistochemical examination of liver tissue was used to identify expression of GFP and albumin.Plasma alanine aminotransferase(ALT) was measured as an indication of liver damage.RESULTS:DiR-stained ESCs were easily tracked with the IVIS using the indocyanine green filter due to its high background passband with minimal background autofluorescence.The transplanted cells were confined inside the spleen at 30 min post-transplantation,gradually moved into the splenic vein,and were detectable in parts of the liver at the 3 h time-point.Within 24 h of transplantation,homing of almost 90% of cells was confirmed in the liver.On day three,however,the DiR signal started to fade out,and ex vivo IVIS imaging of different organs allowed signal detection at time-points when the signal could not be detected by in vivo imaging,and confirmed that the highest photon emission was in the liver(P < 0.0001).At 2 wk,the DiRsignal was no longer detectable in vivo ;however,immunohistochemistry analysis of constitutively-expressed GFP was used to provide an insight into the distribution of the cells.GFP +ve cells were detected in tissue sections resembling hepatocytes and were dispersed throughout the hepatic parenchyma,with the presence of a larger number of GFP +ve cells incorporated within the sinusoidal endothelial lining.Very faint albumin expression was detected in the transplanted GFP +ve cells at 72 h;however at 2 wk,few cells that were positive for GFP were also strongly positive for albumin.There was a significant improvement in serum levels of ALT,albumin and bilirubin in both groups at 2 wk when compared with the 72 h time-point.In the cell therapy group,serum ALT was significantly(P = 0.016) lower and albumin(P = 0.009) was significantly higher when compared with the control group at the 2 wk time-point;however there was no difference in mortality between the two groups.CONCLUSION:Dual labeling is an easy to use and cheap method for longitudinal monitoring of distribution,survival and engraftment of transplanted cells,and could be used for cell therapy models. | Tarek Ezzat Dipok Kumar Dhar Massimo Malago Steven WM Olde Damink | 2012 | World Journal of Gastroenterology2012，18，6： | 12 |
| 3 | Pathological mechanisms of alcohol-induced hepatic portal hypertension in early stage fibrosis rat model显示文摘AIM: To study the role of hepatic sinusoidal capillarization and perisinusoidal fibrosis in rats with alcohol-induced portal hypertension and to discuss the pathological mechanisms of alcohol-induced hepatic portal hypertension.METHODS: Fifty SD rats were divided into control group (n=20) and model group (n=30). Alcoholic liver fibrosis rat model was induced by intragastric infusion of a mixture containing alcohol, corn oil and pyrazole (1 000:250:3). Fifteen rats in each group were killed at wk 16. The diameter and pressure of portal vein were measured. Plasma hyaluronic acid (HA), type Ⅳ collagen (CoⅣ) and laminin (LN) were determined by radioimmunoassay. Liver tissue was fixed in formalin (10%) and 6-μm thick sectiors were routinely stained with Mallory and Sirius Red. Liver tissue was treated with rabbit polyclonal antibody against LN and ColⅣ. Hepatic non-parenchymal cells were isolated,total protein was extracted and separated by SDS-PAGE.MMP-2 and TIMP-1 protein expression was estimated by Western blotting.RESULTS: The diameter (2.207 ± 0.096 vs 1.528 ± 0.054 mm, P<0.01) and pressure (11.014±0.395 vs 8.533±0.274 mmHg, P<0.01) of portal vein were significantly higher in model group than those in the control group. Plasma HA (129.97±16.10 vs 73.09±2.38 ng/mL, P<0.01), ColⅣ (210.49±4.36 vs 89.65±4.42 ng/mL, P<0.01) and LN (105.00±7.29 vs 55.70±4.32 ng/mL, P<0.01) were upregulated in model group. Abundant collagen deposited around the central vein of lobules, hepatic sinusoids and hepatocytes in model group. ColⅠ and ColⅢ increased remarkably and perisinusoids were almost surrounded by ColⅢ.Immunohistochemical staining showed that ColⅣ protein level (0.130±0.007 vs 0.032±0.004, P<0.01) and LN protein level (0.152±0.005 vs 0.029±0.005, P<0.01)were up-regulated remarkably in model group. MMP-2 protein expression (2.306±1.089 vs 0.612±0.081,P<0.01) and TIMP-1 protein expression (3.015±1.364 vs 0.446±0.009, P<0.01) in freshly isolated hepatic nonparenchymal cells were up-regulated in model group and TIMP-1 protein expression was evidently higher than MMP-2 protein expression (2.669±0.170 vs 1.695±0.008,P<0.05).CONCLUSION: Hepatic sinusoidal capillarization and peri-sinusoidal fibrosis are responsible for alcoholinduced portal hypertension in rats. | Jian Li Jian-Zhao Niu Ji-Feng Wang Yu Li Xiao-Hua Tao | 2005 | World Journal of Gastroenterology2005，11，41： | 8 |
| 4 | 功能红曲色素的药理学研究进展显示文摘红曲色素是红曲霉在生长代谢过程中产生的次级代谢产物,其作为食品着色剂具有很多优于合成色素和其他天然色素的优点,因此备受关注。随着对红曲功能了解的日益深入,人们发现红曲色素是红曲中的功能成分之一,具有多种药理活性。本文对红曲色素药理活性的研究进展进行综述,并对功能红曲色素今后的研究发展方向进行了展望。 | 王剑平 葛锋 陈朝银 韩本勇 熊向峰 王晓东 | 2009 | 天然产物研究与开发2009，21，B05： | 3 |
| 5 | Glutamine synthetase activity and glutamate uptake in hippocampus and frontal cortex in portal hypertensive rats显示文摘AIM: To study glutamine synthetase (GS) activity and glutamate uptake in the hippocampus and frontal cortex (FC) from rats with prehepatic portal vein hypertension. METHODS: Male Wistar rats were divided into shamoperated group and a portal hypertension (PH) group with a regulated stricture of the portal vein. Animals were sacrificed by decapitation 14 d after portal vein stricture. GS activity was determined in the hippocampus and FC. Specific uptake of radiolabeled L-glutamate was studied using synaptosome-enriched fractions that were freshly prepared from both brain areas. RESULTS: We observed that the activity of GS increased in the hippocampus of PH rats, as compared to control animals, and decreased in the FC. A significant decrease in glutamate uptake was found in both brain areas, and was more marked in the hippocampus. The decrease in glutamate uptake might have been caused by a deficient transport function, signif icantly and persistent increase in this excitatory neurotransmitter activity. CONCLUSION: The presence of moderate ammonia blood levels may add to the toxicity of excitotoxic glutamate in the brain, which causes alterations in brain function. Portal vein stricture that causes portal hypertension modif ies the normal function in some brain regions. | Gabriela Beatriz Acosta María Alejandra Fernández Diego Martín Roselló María Luján Tomaro Karina Balestrasse Abraham Lemberg | 2009 | World Journal of Gastroenterology2009，15，23： | 1 |
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